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Post by Nebbles is quite whimsical on Apr 3, 2011 8:39:14 GMT -8
Zo-ho's 16. makes it even better, huh?
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Post by Demeter on Apr 3, 2011 17:10:51 GMT -8
Zo-ho's 16. makes it even better, huh? An irresponsible sixteen-year-old to boot!
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Post by Too Funk to Druck{Truthiness} on Apr 3, 2011 19:42:35 GMT -8
B-but she's speshul! She has swirly tattoos and sleeps around! And she controls the elements! That's not High Priestess worthy?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2011 18:08:17 GMT -8
Wow. I knew this series was terrible, but I didn't know it was that bad.
...Now I'm tempted to find a copy of the first book and read it just for lolz. But I may lose a couple hundred brain cells. Fortunately, I'll probably throw up before that happens.
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Post by TheAngel'sWings on Apr 21, 2011 4:31:06 GMT -8
Now, I don't tend to pride myself on my noticing-things-whilst-reading-the-book skills, because I tend to read for fun, and figure out the non-explicit bits (like the subtler nuances of the characters' personalities) later. But they introduced Neferet, she said two lines of dialogue, and I thought, "Right, she's going to be evil, I just know it."
Whilst the references weren't endless, I have seen books with what might be considered slightly too many pop-culture references that actually worked. [Admittedly, I'm thinking of about 1 book/series.] On the other hand, they did keep their references to the same timeline, so there weren't any anachronisms, which might have helped.
Oh god, the stereotypes. My brain cells are dying just thinking about it.
When *Bella Swan* is better at deciding between guys than you are, then something's catastrophically wrong. Catastrophically, I tell you.
Be fair, 31 pages... ;P And it's not just the repetitive insults, either: think of the "Twins" - "Oh, hey Twin. How are you, Twin? Oh-Em-Gee, Twin, look what I just found!" Twin, Twin, Twin, Twin, fucking Twin. *murderous rage directed at fictional characters and decidedly less fictional authors*.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 16:06:29 GMT -8
The Twins are so annoying! I skipped over their scenes (along with a lot of other things in the book). Ugh.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2011 9:07:48 GMT -8
I slightly liked these books *hides* but as I kept reading I kept seeing the same plot over and over again in each of the books. I find Zoe to be a dull and annoying character and the rest of her "little buddies" an very cliche and annoying as well
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2011 4:10:09 GMT -8
I slightly liked these books *hides* but as I kept reading I kept seeing the same plot over and over again in each of the books. I find Zoe to be a dull and annoying character and the rest of her "little buddies" an very cliche and annoying as well Another problem with these books is that there's just waaay too much filler. If all of that was cut out and the authors wrote something that was actually interesting, the books would have been worth reading. (Gah, thinking about this makes me want to go back and read and edit the books! *rubs hands together*)
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2011 11:08:32 GMT -8
I read part of the book "Chosen" and couldn't get past the first chapter. All I remember is that they kept using some made-up word "birthmas" over and over as if I had the attention span of a fly and the main character Zoey was beyond spoiled and bored me to tears. The entire series is completely asinine to me after that experience.
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Post by circledaybreak on May 19, 2011 17:59:18 GMT -8
HON drinking game: Take a shot every time Zoey gushes about her goddess Zoey creams herself over some guy Zoey has to play referee to her dumbass squabbling friends Damien uses a "big" word The twins complain about him using a big word Zoey mentions brown pop, Count Chocula or her Cherokee-ishness
Expect to spiral into alcoholism before you're two books in.
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Nebbles is quite whimsical
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Post by Nebbles is quite whimsical on May 29, 2011 21:01:17 GMT -8
No, your liver would rupture.
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Post by Demeter on May 29, 2011 21:56:57 GMT -8
I haven't read the books in forever, but I kind of want to see what kind of "big" words Damien uses. Are they frequently misused, like in Twilight?
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Post by Story Keeper on May 29, 2011 22:11:41 GMT -8
I've not had the misfortune to read the House of Night series, but I've seen the WriterFromNowhere's review and it sounds like one of the very very many books these days that make me quake with rage.
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Nebbles is quite whimsical
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Post by Nebbles is quite whimsical on Jun 4, 2011 17:18:50 GMT -8
I'm resporking this series... my god, I forgot how horrible they were. DB
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Post by PRINCESS TROLLESTIA on Jun 4, 2011 20:18:57 GMT -8
HON drinking game: Take a shot every time Zoey gushes about her goddess Zoey creams herself over some guy Zoey has to play referee to her dumbass squabbling friends Damien uses a "big" word The twins complain about him using a big word Zoey mentions brown pop, Count Chocula or her Cherokee-ishness Expect to spiral into alcoholism before you're two books in. Even better drinking game: 1. Open the book 2. Pour your drink on it 3. Set it on fire.
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Nebbles is quite whimsical
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It's not just a boulder! It's a rock! A rock! A rock! It's a big, beautiful, old rock!
And ponies and ponies and ponies...[Mo0:1][mu:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4akG7V6kbNU]
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Post by Nebbles is quite whimsical on Jun 6, 2011 11:12:45 GMT -8
HON drinking game: Take a shot every time Zoey gushes about her goddess Zoey creams herself over some guy Zoey has to play referee to her dumbass squabbling friends Damien uses a "big" word The twins complain about him using a big word Zoey mentions brown pop, Count Chocula or her Cherokee-ishness Expect to spiral into alcoholism before you're two books in. Actually, you know what? I want to try this with water/iced tea or something. Just to see how many times we end up having to go to the bathroom at the end. XD
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Post by Demeter on Jun 7, 2011 17:55:17 GMT -8
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Nebbles is quite whimsical
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It's not just a boulder! It's a rock! A rock! A rock! It's a big, beautiful, old rock!
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Post by Nebbles is quite whimsical on Jun 7, 2011 18:01:47 GMT -8
...well christ
You'd have to do a chapter or two per day so you wouldn't die.
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Post by circledaybreak on Jun 7, 2011 21:36:11 GMT -8
HoN drinking game part 2: Take a shot every time Some douche professes his love for Zoey Zoey's grandmother reassures Zoey of her love Zoey uses a cute swear word Someone complains about her using a cute swear word Zoey and her dumb@ss friends create a circle to solve their pathetic problems.
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Post by Lord Lovrina on Jun 27, 2011 22:31:16 GMT -8
I'm resporking this series... my god, I forgot how horrible they were. DB Same here. I found Marked and Betrayed today while cleaning my room. I started reading it, and shortly remembered why I disliked the books.
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Post by Wham Bam I Am! Jam on Jun 27, 2011 22:46:44 GMT -8
I read mine when I'm in the bath. They're only good if you want something mindless to keep you from falling asleep.
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Post by Lord Lovrina on Jun 28, 2011 19:02:33 GMT -8
I read mine when I'm in the bath. They're only good if you want something mindless to keep you from falling asleep. I read mine while eating a pint of Ben and Jerry ice cream, and the way I did it was like a drinking game. Literally that's the only way I could enjoy the book. My only problem is that I ran out of ice cream by the time I got to the middle of Marked.
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Post by Wham Bam I Am! Jam on Jun 29, 2011 8:32:13 GMT -8
I read mine when I'm in the bath. They're only good if you want something mindless to keep you from falling asleep. I read mine while eating a pint of Ben and Jerry ice cream, and the way I did it was like a drinking game. Literally that's the only way I could enjoy the book. My only problem is that I ran out of ice cream by the time I got to the middle of Marked. That's a great way to do it actually. As much as I love B&J, I can't eat too much because otherwise I feel fat and uncomfortable...so, that challenge isn't for me.
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Post by Lord Lovrina on Jun 29, 2011 18:49:33 GMT -8
I read mine while eating a pint of Ben and Jerry ice cream, and the way I did it was like a drinking game. Literally that's the only way I could enjoy the book. My only problem is that I ran out of ice cream by the time I got to the middle of Marked. That's a great way to do it actually. As much as I love B&J, I can't eat too much because otherwise I feel fat and uncomfortable...so, that challenge isn't for me. I felt uncomfortable after doing that much for the challenge. I'm a little lacotose intolerant, and my poor tummy still feels upset from reading Marked and eating that entire pint of ice cream. I'm switching over to jelly beans for the rest of the series until I get used to eating diary products again. So far I got to the part of Marked that is openly bashing the People of Faith. I don't think all People of Faith are like bible thumping idiots with no common sense. She even used the jealousy card for not liking vampyres. I think I need to get more post-it notes because I literally used up a stack writing up my snarking. I'm pratically almost done writing the book review for my blog.
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Post by watersheerie on Jul 24, 2011 20:43:13 GMT -8
^ ^ We all have our guilty pleasures. To be honest I don't mind when people say that, it's honest and it's really nothing to be ashamed about. I just hate when people try to tell me it's a great and awesome series with a complex plot, multi-faceted and developed characters, and an overall intellectually stimulating and challenging read. Because it's not. Like a guilty pleasure for what it is. I love skittles and Mountain Dew, I won't try to justify those food choices by claiming that they are healthy, well-balanced and nutritional. It's junk food, enjoyable sugary junk food, but junk nonetheless.
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Post by Story Keeper on Aug 5, 2011 19:39:09 GMT -8
slept with Lauren. Hell kind of a name is that for a guy, anyway? To be fair, I think it's pronouced lore-enn. I know I'm sort of beating a dead horse here, but maybe it's pronounced Low-ren, German style.
Demeter: Maybe you could do it with fruit juice? But I'm not one to talk. After hearing about the review from WriterFromNowhere, I'm making an effort not to even touch the cover of one of the books.
@thread: Can someone give me a sumarry of the series? I know nothing about it except the characters Zoey, K and Heith.
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Post by Demeter on Aug 5, 2011 20:37:04 GMT -8
^ Zoe turns into a "vampyre," is blessed by a magical "vampyre" goddess, sleeps with/dates multiple people at a time, and angsts. (At least, that was in the books I remember reading.)
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Post by watersheerie on Aug 5, 2011 20:56:06 GMT -8
^ ^ And by 'vampyre' we mean witches who drink blood and grow magical blue tattoos on their bodies. There some sort of pseudo-pagan religion, vampyres get marked by their goddess with crescent blue moons and special tats (of course Zoho gets the biggest and most beautiful tattoos of all...I wonder when her goddess will bless her with a tramp-stamp). They can drink blood but mostly seem to subsist on regular food. They get magical, elemental 'Captain Planet' powers. Literally, Zoho can use all elements and when her followers, who each manifest an element of their own, gather together and combine their powers, it ups Zoho already ridiculous power level. And she always has to summon her element power by name, such as: "Wind, blow these bad people away," etc. Like Storm did in the old X-Men cartoon...except it's even more annoying.
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Post by akittywithglasses on Aug 6, 2011 0:34:04 GMT -8
My sister has become OBSESSED with the name Zoey after reading these books.
I won't touch them with a 5000 foot pole.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2011 2:42:22 GMT -8
HoN shouldn't be made into a movie series. And I'm not just saying that because I hate the books with all my heart. Everything about HoN feels like it's meant to be a tv series. The way things happen so slowly, the constant getting together and breaking up of characters, the "jokes" and refrences. Not to mention how hard it is to adapt it into a movie. Most books-to-movies do one film per book. But you'd only get an hour max out of the first book, meaning you'd also have to do the second. Which would make it seem like a really disjointed story. I wouldn't mind this turning into a tv show or movie. I love the concept, but I just hate the main characters' personalities and how there's too much filler. I think the only way this could become a series of pretty good movies/tv series is if: 1. It's only loosely based on the books and original main characters. 2. Cuts out most of the filler. 3. There's a movie/tv series for each 2-4 books.
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